Guignardia Leaf Blotch Running Rampant

boggs.47Tue, 07/25/2017 – 10:38

Our continual wet weather over much of Ohio this season has been a two-edged sword. On one hand, we haven’t had to drag hoses to water our landscapes. On the other hand, a number of fungal plant pathogens that require wet conditions to infect and produce their associated diseases are running rampant. Such is obviously the case for Guignardia aesculi; the fungus responsible for Guignardia Leaf Blotch of Aesculus.